Microsoft® Visual C++® .NET 2003 Kick Start

Chapter 6. Writing a Class Library in Managed C++

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Advantages and Disadvantages of a Managed Class Library

• Building a Managed Class Library

• Using the Class Library from Managed Code

• Calling the Library from Another Managed Language

• Managed and Unmanaged Data in a Managed Library

• It Just Works (IJW) Interoperability and the Mixed DLL Problem

• Mixing Your Own Managed and Unmanaged Code

• In Brief

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Managed Class Library

The previous chapter discussed the advantages of a layered design, and of putting functionality into a class library, whether that library is shared among several applications or used by only one. If you're building a class library, you need to consider whether it should be written in managed or ...